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Thursday Junior Road | August 15th, 6:00PM
Join us for the final junior road session at the Speedway this season! This week we ride on a closed circuit (no cars!) at the Flamboro Speedway that features a 500m oval and a technical course. See below for more details. Coached junior cycling sessions are instructed by qualified coaches and experienced athletes. The sessions…
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Thursday Coached Road | August 15th, 6:00PM
Join us for the final session at the Flamboro Speedway this season! We ride on a closed circuit (no cars!) at the Flamboro Speedway that features a 500m oval and a technical course. This week will be a mix of paceline riding on the oval and technical work on the kart track. See below for…
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Youth & Junior MTB | August 14th, 6:15PM
Join us for another youth & junior mountain bike ride! Next week, Wednesday, August 21st is our final MTB ride. The following week, Tuesday, August 27th we will race at Kelso again. Coached youth and junior cycling sessions are instructed by qualified coaches and experienced athletes. The sessions are available exclusively for youth & junior…
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Women Only Ride | August 14 6:00 PM
I am all fired up on girl power after the Olympics, and what better way to celebrate than a GCC women’s ride! Think of these roads as the Champs-Elysees de Guelph. This was a new ride in the 2022 season that now runs regularly on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. It is intended to…
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Tuesday All Members Ride | August 13th 6:00PM
New start time and all New Routes! These are the Late Season Routes for the TAM Ride. Most are shorter now the sun is setting earlier. It is very similar to the early season route but with a twist – we go up Col du Watson instead of down. It’s the end of the season,…
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SUPER SUNDAY – All Members | Aug 11th
GRAVEL ROUTE CHANGES! There is a greater chance of rain in the north, so we’ll go south. Load the new routes at the bottom of this post. Here’s another club event where all members can participate in their desired speed group in gravel or road riding, starting and finishing at the same place for everyone…
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Thursday Coached Road – R1,2,3 Clinic | August 8th, 6:00PM
REMOTE START at Moffat Park! Join us for the R1-2-3 road clinic in advanced group dynamics! The objective of the R1-2-3 road clinic is to make riding the TAM R1, 2 & 3 groups safer and more fun through rider education and skill improvement. See below for session details. Coached cycling sessions are instructed by…
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Thursday Advanced Road Ride | August 8 6:30PM
This week we will head North and West for a change, thru Fergus, Elora, West Montrose, and home via Crowsfoot. The routes will officially end at Fixed Gear, so let the ride captain or leader know if you will make your own way from the edge of the city. We should all get home before…
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Thursday Intermediate Road Ride | August 8th 6:30PM
I so enjoyed riding the no-longer-gravel Townline the other week (thank you Sarah!) that I’m bringing it back in the opposite direction. Days are getting shorter, so bringing lights is a good idea. Load the route on your bike computer if you have one, here’s how. Disclaimer: Depending on rider turn out, some Speed Groups may…
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Wednesday Gravel Ride | August 7, 6:30 PM
**Due to low numbers, the official ride for tonight is cancelled. Feel free to ride the route unofficially!** Forecast is looking great for an evening gravel loop north of Guelph. We’ll head out to Guelph Lake and return on the G2G trail. Evenings are getting shorter so be sure to bring lights. Load the route…
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Youth & Junior MTB | August 7th, 6:15PM
Join us for another youth & junior mountain bike ride! Coached youth and junior cycling sessions are instructed by qualified coaches and experienced athletes. The sessions are available exclusively for youth & junior GCC members. Click to see program info. Series Focus: These sessions will focus on the fundamental mountain biking skills to get young…
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Tuesday All Members Ride | August 6th 6:30PM
UPDATE: Ride is on! NEW ROUTES: R1 & R2 are the same as last week, all else are new! See maps below. These are the Late Season Routes for the TAM Ride. Other than R1 & R2 they are shorter as the sun is setting earlier. However, there are a lot of construction detours limiting…
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Sunday Gravel Ride | August 4, 8:00AM
Cool over night lows lead us into a beautiful sunny morning of gravel riding. We’re heading towards KW for this one. Bring money for a coffee stop in Bridgeport. Tail lights are always a good idea. Load the route on your bike computer if you have one, here’s how. Disclaimer: Depending on rider turn out, some…
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Sunday Road Tours | August 4 8:00AM
The Grand Tour will head down towards Ancaster and then up towards Dundas. From there, we’ll go through Waterdown which has a good café https://copperkettlecafe.ca/ and a place to grab some water refills before the climb home, finishing in Arkell. The Medium Tour will say goodbye around the 40Km mark and head east before picking…
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Thursday Advanced Road Ride | August 1st 6:30PM
A spin out to the east of town, through some well-known and hopefully quiet roads. Weather is looking good as I write this, so let’s hope for another warm and dry summer’s evening ride. Hope to see you all on the road. Load the route on your bike computer if you have one, here’s how. Disclaimer:…
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Thursday Intermediate Road Ride | August 1st 6:30PM
Wait, August? When did that happen? I’m shamelessly stealing Meg’s route from a while ago, because they’re usually pretty good 🙂 We should have just enough daylight, and can shortcut fairly easily if we need to. It’s going to be another hot evening, so stay hydrated! Bringing lights is always a good idea. Load the…